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I've been studying the LSAT for almost a year and I have most of the concepts down. But every practice test I take, I find that I make stupid mistakes because I missed a key term in the stimulus or answer choice, and I choose a wrong answer that I wouldn't have chosen if I just caught it. But it keeps happening and when it does, the only advice I can think of is "read better", which isn't really helpful. Any advice on catching key words and reducing mistakes?
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I have this problem too! I found that one helpful way of mitigating it is to highlight the key words -- I start by reading the stimulus and highlighting any key words in it (weaken, only, except, etc), then I read the actual material, and then I go through the answer choices and highlight key words on the ones that I don't eliminate. That way, it's really easy to cross-reference what I'm looking for, and the key words will catch my eye if I'm re-skimming over the stimulus or questions.
No seriously, I truly believe the most helpful advice you can receive is to read better. And what I mean is read everything better. Not just the stimulus but also the ACs, truly focus on accuracy over finishing a section when you do this method. Take your time on each question. I think you will see improvement. Look for keywords like only, must, may, sometimes. These are all important words that tell you the severity of the stimulus you are looking at.
I had the same issue as you. Starting a Wrong Answer Journal and highlighting/making a note of those key words helped me identify them when taking the timed practice exams, and pushed my score into 165.